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Legal Services nonprofits in the U.S.

Organizations that provide general legal aid regarding criminal and/or civil matters at little or no cost for individuals who are economically disadvantaged. 1,687 legal services file a Form 990 in the United States. Together they report $5.3 billion in revenue and hold $5.2 billion in assets. Browse the largest below, or drill in by state. Also called Discrimination Assistance, Equal Employment Opportunity, Fair Housing, Fair Housing Counseling, Guardians ad Litem, Guardianship, Housing Discrimination Assistance, Housing Discrimination Counseling, Landlord/Tenant Law, Legal Aid, Legal Aid to the Poor, Legal Counseling, Legal Representation, Legal Services for Indigents, Pro Bono Cases, Public Defenders.

The largest are Legal Services Corporation, The Legal Aid Society, and Legal Services Of New Jersey Inc.

Organizations
1,687
Total revenue
$5.3B
Total assets
$5.2B

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Largest legal services

Ranked by revenue. Sort any column, or support an org to track it.

Top 100 by revenue · 1,687 legal services nationwide
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Organization StateRevenueAssets Support
Legal Services Corporation Washington DC$577.1M$208.1M
The Legal Aid Society New York NY$415.8M$423.4M
Legal Services Of New Jersey Inc Edison NJ$117.8M$89.9M
American Bar Association Fund For Justice And Education Chicago IL$102.4M$42.4M
The Community Firm Denver CO$102.2M$15.6M
Defender Association Of Philadelphia Philadelphia PA$97.4M$86.1M
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Boston MA$82.3M$24.2M
Kind Inc Washington DC$79.0M$59.3M
The Bronx Defenders Bronx NY$65.5M$34.6M
Maryland Legal Services Corporation Baltimore MD$62.0M$55.0M
Legal Aid Foundation Of Los Angeles Los Angeles CA$58.6M$61.7M
Los Angeles Dependency Lawyers Inc Monterey Park CA$56.7M$90.1M
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc Harrisburg PA$50.2M$7.6M
Legal Aid Of North Carolina Inc Raleigh NC$49.3M$28.7M
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc Mercedes TX$48.9M$29.9M
Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento CA$47.9M$118.9M
Lone Star Legal Aid Houston TX$43.6M$18.7M
C Connecticut Bar Foundation Inc Hartford CT$43.3M$54.7M
Public Defender Association Seattle WA$37.0M$22.3M
California Rural Legal Assistance Inc Modesto CA$33.1M$25.0M
L Legal Services Corporation Of Virginia Richmond VA$32.6M$33.9M
Legal Aid Chicago Chicago IL$30.6M$20.4M
American Bar Endowment Chicago IL$30.4M$224.0M
Make The Road New York Brooklyn NY$29.7M$73.0M
Legal Aid Services Of Oklahoma Inc Oklahoma City OK$29.4M$7.4M
Queens Law Associates Not-For-Profit Corporation Forest Hills NY$28.6M$34.2M
Legal Aid Society Of Suffolk County Inc Central Islip NY$28.5M$8.5M
Community Legal Services Inc Philadelphia PA$28.5M$30.5M
Erie County Bar Association Aid To Indigent Prisoners Society Inc Buffalo NY$28.3M$16.7M
S Salt Lake Legal Defender Association Salt Lake Cty UT$28.1M$41.6M
Federal Defenders Of New York Inc New York NY$27.7M$787K
Michigan Advocacy Program Ypsilanti MI$27.6M$18.9M
Project Harmony-Haven For Abuse Response Members Serving Our Omaha NE$26.8M$58.2M
Public Counsel Los Angeles CA$25.8M$35.5M
New York County Defender Services Inc New York NY$25.7M$16.3M
Colorado Legal Services Denver CO$25.0M$20.1M
Indiana Legal Services Inc Indianapolis IN$24.7M$19.2M
Legal Aid Bureau Inc Baltimore MD$24.5M$37.8M
Georgia Legal Services Program Inc Atlanta GA$24.4M$21.8M
Legal Aid Of Southeast And Central Ohio Columbus OH$23.7M$26.5M
S Snohomish County Public Defenders Association Everett WA$22.9M$8.0M
Prairie State Legal Services Inc Rockford IL$22.7M$24.5M
Immigrant Justice Corps Inc New York NY$22.7M$49.8M
Inner City Law Center Los Angeles CA$21.9M$24.9M
Legal Assistance Of Western New York Inc Rochester NY$21.6M$8.2M
National Consumer Law Center Inc Boston MA$21.6M$49.4M
Florence Immigrant And Refugee Rights Project Inc Tucson AZ$21.5M$35.0M
Sociedad Para Asistencia Legal De Puerto Rico Inc San Juan PR$21.2M$24.2M
Legal Aid Bureau Of Buffalo Inc Buffalo NY$20.8M$9.7M
Inland Counties Legal Services Riverside CA$20.1M$9.4M
South Jersey Legal Services Inc Camden NJ$20.1M$12.9M
Land Of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation E Saint Louis IL$19.9M$20.6M
Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services Inc Saint Paul MN$19.8M$10.6M
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California Los Angeles CA$19.7M$30.6M
Legal Services Of Northern California Sacramento CA$19.3M$11.8M
Lakeshore Legal Aid Warren MI$19.0M$8.9M
Ohio Access To Justice Foundation Columbus OH$19.0M$42.2M
Onondaga County Bar Association Assigned Counsel Program Inc Syracuse NY$18.8M$3.6M
Centro Legal De La Raza Inc Oakland CA$18.5M$7.0M
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation Hammond LA$18.2M$7.7M
Pisgah Legal Services Asheville NC$18.1M$15.1M
Legal Services Nyc New York NY$17.7M$48.0M
Appellate Advocates New York NY$17.3M$13.1M
Nevada Bar Foundation Las Vegas NV$17.2M$18.7M
Lawndale Christian Legal Center Chicago IL$17.2M$17.2M
Legal Action Of Wisconsin Inc Milwaukee WI$17.1M$11.9M
Legal Aid Society Of Northeastern New York Inc Albany NY$17.0M$11.9M
Northeast New Jersey Legal Services Corporation Jersey City NJ$16.4M$12.2M
Legal Aid Of West Virginia Inc Charleston WV$15.8M$8.5M
Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc Atlanta GA$15.6M$19.0M
Connecticut Legal Services Inc Middletown CT$15.6M$11.8M
Community Legal Aid Socal Santa Ana CA$15.5M$11.6M
Childrens Law Center Incorporated Washington DC$15.1M$14.2M
Central Jersey Legal Services Inc New Brunswick NJ$15.0M$6.6M
South Coastal Counties Legal Services Inc Fall River MA$15.0M$25.2M
Legal Aid Services Of Oregon Portland OR$14.6M$9.6M
Central California Legal Services Inc Fresno CA$14.4M$9.4M
Iowa Legal Aid Des Moines IA$14.3M$19.8M
Immigrant Legal Defense Oakland CA$14.2M$8.3M
Legal Services Of Eastern Missouri Inc Saint Louis MO$14.0M$54.9M
Midpenn Legal Services Inc Harrisburg PA$14.0M$17.0M
South Carolina Legal Services Columbia SC$13.8M$17.2M
International Journalism Defense New York NY$13.6M$10.5M
Utah County Public Defender Association Provo UT$13.6M$2.1M
Legal Aid Of Western Missouri Kansas City MO$13.4M$54.7M
The Westside Justice Center Inc Chicago IL$13.4M$3.6M
Center For Appellate Litigation New York NY$13.4M$11.4M
Legal Aid At Work San Francisco CA$13.3M$26.3M
Legal Aid Society Of Mid New York Inc Utica NY$13.3M$7.0M
Law Foundation Of Silicon Valley San Jose CA$13.2M$18.6M
New Mexico Legal Aid Inc Albuquerque NM$13.1M$7.1M
Pine Tree Legal Assistance Inc Portland ME$13.1M$10.2M
Legal Services Of Greater Miami Inc Coral Gables FL$12.9M$17.2M
Northeast Legal Aid Inc Lawrence MA$12.9M$13.8M
C California Appellate Project San Francisco CA$12.6M$10.6M
Legal Services Alabama Inc Montgomery AL$12.6M$9.3M
Namati Inc Washington DC$12.6M$91.3M
Louisville & Jefferson County Public Defender Corporation Louisville KY$12.2M$5.2M
Acadiana Legal Service Corporation Lafayette LA$12.1M$9.0M
Community Legal Aid Services Inc Akron OH$12.0M$15.0M
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All legal services by state

California241 orgsNew York134 orgsTexas113 orgsFlorida103 orgsPennsylvania83 orgsIllinois58 orgsWashington54 orgsMichigan50 orgsMassachusetts43 orgsNorth Carolina41 orgsGeorgia40 orgsOregon40 orgsColorado38 orgsVirginia38 orgsWisconsin36 orgsDistrict Of Columbia35 orgsOhio34 orgsMaryland33 orgsNew Jersey33 orgsArizona29 orgsLouisiana29 orgsMinnesota26 orgsMissouri26 orgsIndiana24 orgsOklahoma24 orgsTennessee24 orgsSouth Carolina20 orgsUtah19 orgsAlabama16 orgsArkansas16 orgsKentucky16 orgsConnecticut14 orgsNebraska14 orgsNevada12 orgsKansas11 orgsNew Mexico11 orgsWest Virginia11 orgsIowa9 orgsMaine9 orgsMontana9 orgs

Largest legal services by state

California241 orgsNew York134 orgsTexas113 orgsFlorida103 orgsPennsylvania83 orgsIllinois58 orgsWashington54 orgsMichigan50 orgsMassachusetts43 orgsNorth Carolina41 orgsGeorgia40 orgsOregon40 orgsColorado38 orgsVirginia38 orgsWisconsin36 orgsDistrict Of Columbia35 orgsOhio34 orgsMaryland33 orgsNew Jersey33 orgsArizona29 orgsLouisiana29 orgsMinnesota26 orgsMissouri26 orgsIndiana24 orgsOklahoma24 orgsTennessee24 orgsSouth Carolina20 orgsUtah19 orgsAlabama16 orgsArkansas16 orgsKentucky16 orgsConnecticut14 orgsNebraska14 orgsNevada12 orgsKansas11 orgsNew Mexico11 orgsWest Virginia11 orgsIowa9 orgsMaine9 orgsMontana9 orgs

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